Video & Movement Analysis
Running Biomechanics Assessment
Understand How You Run
A detailed running biomechanics assessment in Coventry using high-definition video and 2D movement analysis, combined with practical coaching and individual interpretation.
Looking Beyond How Running Looks
A Clearer Picture of Your Running
Every runner moves differently. A running biomechanics assessment gives us the opportunity to look more closely at how you run and consider what we see in the context of your training, running history and goals.
High-definition video and 2D running biomechanics analysis allow aspects of your movement to be slowed down, measured and examined in more detail than is possible simply by watching you run.
The findings aren't considered in isolation. They are interpreted alongside you as an individual runner so we can identify what is relevant and whether there are practical areas worth working on.
Your Running
What Can We Look At?
The assessment can examine a range of running characteristics. No individual measure is automatically considered good or bad; its relevance depends on the runner and the wider picture.
Joint Angles
Lower-limb and body positions at relevant stages of your running cycle.
Cadence
Your step rate and how it relates to your overall running pattern and pace.
Ground Contact Time
How long your foot remains in contact with the ground during each step.
Stride Characteristics
How your stride behaves, including foot contact in relation to your body.
Movement Patterns
How different areas of your body interact as you move through the running cycle.
Running Under Fatigue
How aspects of your running may change as the running element of the assessment progresses.
How It Works
From Running to Practical Feedback
The assessment combines your running history, practical observation, video and objective movement data.
Your Running
We discuss your running background, current training, goals and anything you particularly want to understand.
Run
Following a dynamic warm-up, you complete a paced running element so your natural movement can be observed and recorded.
Analyse
Your high-definition footage is reviewed alongside relevant 2D biomechanics and movement data.
Interpret
The findings are put into context and used to develop practical recommendations relevant to your running.
From Assessment to Action
When What You Feel and What We See Are Different
Running analysis can sometimes reveal something that isn't obvious from the runner's own perception of how they move.
One runner I initially met in clinic had a history of persistent knee pain. There had been no obvious sudden increase in running mileage, they had been fitted for their running shoes and clinical assessment showed good range of motion.
The runner also didn't feel that they were overstriding. However, when their running was recorded and the gait cycle broken down, the assessment identified an overstride outside the expected range. This gave us another potentially relevant factor to consider alongside their symptoms, training history and clinical findings.
Slowing the footage down also allowed the runner to see their running differently from how they had perceived it themselves. Rather than simply trying to change their running style, the findings were used to guide a small number of targeted exercises and running drills relevant to what we had observed.
This is an individual example. Running-related pain is multifactorial, and an observed running characteristic does not necessarily mean it is the cause of someone's symptoms. Individual responses and outcomes will vary.
Example of 2D movement analysis used during a running biomechanics assessment.
What's Included
What Do You Receive?
The assessment doesn't end when the running session finishes. Your footage and data are reviewed afterwards and the main findings are explained to you in your personalised video report.
Is It Right for You?
Who Can Benefit From a Running Biomechanics Assessment?
A running biomechanics assessment can be useful for runners of different abilities who want to understand more about how they move when they run.
You might be looking to improve your running, preparing for an event, returning after time away or simply want a more detailed understanding of your individual running characteristics.
Looking for Practical Coaching?
Would One-to-One Running Coaching Suit You Better?
If you primarily want to work practically on your running technique, pacing, efficiency, training or race preparation during a coached session, One-to-One Running Coaching may be the better option.
Coventry & Warwickshire
Running Biomechanics Assessment in Coventry
Running biomechanics assessments are available in Coventry for runners from across Coventry and the surrounding Warwickshire area, including Kenilworth, Leamington Spa and Warwick.
The assessment combines endurance running coaching with a Sport & Exercise Therapy background, allowing your movement to be considered alongside your training, running history and goals.
Assessment & Feedback
Running Biomechanics Assessment
This includes your practical running assessment, high-definition video, 2D biomechanics analysis, individual interpretation and personalised post-assessment video report.
Ready to Find Out More?
Understand More About How You Run
Tell me a little about your current running, what you would like to understand and any events or goals you have planned.
Enquire About an Assessment